Milvi Martina Piir Ph D student at Tallinn
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Milvi Martina Piir • Ph. D student at Tallinn University, Estonia • author of several history textbooks • in cooperation with University of Vienna, Austria
Historical landmarks of Estonia: 13 th century christianisation in the Baltic Crusade 16 th-17 th century province of Sweden 18 th century-1918 province of Russian Empire 1918 -1940 independent Republic of Estonia 1945 -1991 annexed by the Soviet Union since 1991 re-independence since 2004 member of the EU
3. 1. 1 Learning and educational objectives Teaching History in basic school seeks to ensure that students: 1) take an interest in the past; 2) are familiar with the history of their home area, Estonia, Europe and the world by knowing the significant events, processes and persons of a particular period; 3) value cultural diversity and their role in preserving and carrying cultural heritage and define themselves as members of their nation;
4) find, generalise, interpret, use and critically judge historical knowledge; 5) use the principal historical terms in the correct context, differentiate between historical facts, interpretations and opinions, observe and articulate problems, ask relevant questions and offer solutions; 6) understand the essence of cause and consequence, similarity and difference and continuity and assess the reliability of sources by analysing historical events, processes and settings;
7) acknowledge that people, opinions and situations are different, formulate and explain their opinions, analyse and assess their activities and note and correct their mistakes; and 8) are familiar with and use different learning techniques, types of text and information sources, demonstrate their knowledge and skills both verbally and in writing and use ICT means for study.
• On practical level: compilation of innovative textbooks in consideration of the different background of students • On theoretical level: doctoral research: “Value based methodology of history teaching: epistemological and axiological principles”
Email: milvi. martina. piir@gmail. com Skype: milvi. martina. piir
